Grand Emporium Collection

Blues guitarist and vocalist Luther Guitar Jr. Johnson closes his eyes as he plays a guitar on stage with an unidentified band of four white men at the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri. A sign...

Blues guitarist and singer Magic Slim sings into a microphone as he plays a Fender Jazzmaster electric guitar. He wears a light colored straw hat with a feather hatband. Printed in the margin below...

Blues guitarist and singer Magic Slim plays an electric guitar as he stands wearing a dark fedora. A brim of a dark fedora hat is visible. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Photo: Stephen...

Blues guitarist and singer Magic Slim places his fingers on the neck of a guitar in a close-up, head-shot photograph. A brim of a dark fedora hat is visible. Printed in the margin below the photograph...

Magic Slim & the Teardrops, a blues band of four African American men, perform on a stage that has wood paneled walls behind them at the 1125 Club at 59th & May in Chicago, Illinois. One band member...

Magic Slim, blues guitarist and singer, looks down at the neck of an electric guitar he is playing. He wears a straw cowboy hat with a feather hat band and a denim vest over a printed t-shirt.

The Majestics Rhythm Revue, a dance party band from Lawrence, Kansas comprised of one African American man, four white men, and one white woman, standing in front of a rock wall. Printed in the margin...

Zydeco accordionist and guitarist Major Handy leans against a brick wall playing an accordion. Printed in the right margin of the photograph, "Major Handy & the Wolf Couchons."

Rhythm and blues bass player Marcus Miller sits on the floor with his left leg flat on the floor and his right leg bent at the knee behind an electric bass that Marcus holds straight up. Printed in...

Mark Whitfield, jazz guitarist, looks up as he plays a guitar in front of a microphone dropped from the ceiling. There is a brick wall behind him. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Mark...

Blues guitarist Maykiss smiles as he plays an electric guitar. He has a Minnie Mouse t-shirt on under a business suit jacket, sunglasses, and a African Kufi-style hat.

Blues guitarist Markiss rests his crossed arms on an electric guitar. He is under an arched bridge. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Markiss & the Shades of Color. MidAmerica Talent, 1128...

Blues guitarist Markiss rests his crossed arms on an electric guitar that hangs from a guitar strap around his neck. He stands outside by streets that run under an arched bridge. Printed in the margin...

Matt 'Guitar' Murphy, blues guitarist, smiles at the camera. He wears a ball cap that reads, "Labatt's BlueLive" and has musical notes on the brim.

Matt 'Guitar' Murphy, blues guitarist, turns his head to the left to smile at the camera as he hugs an electric guitar to his body. He wears a dark leather jacket and a ball cap. The ball cap reads,...

The Matthew Skoller Band, a blues band comprised of three white men and one African American man, stand with their heads in a diamond shape in front of a brick wall in a close-up photograph. Printed...

Maurice John Vaughn, Chicago blues guitarist, singer, and saxophone player, looks at the camera as he sits holding the neck of a tenor saxophone with his right hand and the neck of an electric blues...

Measure x Measure, an all male a cappella group comprised of four white men and one African American man from Lawrence, Kansas, stand in a group and look seriously at the camera. Printed in the margin...

Mel Waiters, blues and rhythm and blues singer, rests his chin on his fist and smiles directly at the camera as he wears a performance costume. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Mel Waiters...

Blues guitarist Melvin Taylor, of Melvin Taylor and the Slack Band, sits on a tongue and groove wood floor with an electric guitar resting on the floor between his feet with the neck supported by both...

Blues guitarist Melvin Taylor of Melvin Taylor and the Slack Band, smiles at the camera in a close-up photograph of Melvin holding an electric guitar straight up by the neck by his face. He wears a...

Mem Shannon, blues singer, guitarist, harmonica and bass guitar player, looks seriously to the left while playing an electric guitar. He wears a dark leather vest and flat cap. There is a framed baby...

Mem Shannon, blues singer, guitarist, harmonica and bass guitar player, looks seriously to the left while playing an electric guitar. He wears a dark leather vest and flat cap. There is a framed baby...

Mem Shannon, blues singer, guitarist, harmonica and bass guitar player, looks seriously to the left while playing an electric guitar. He wears a dark leather vest and flat cap. There is a framed baby...

Mem Shannon, blues singer, guitarist, harmonica and bass guitar player, smiles as he looks at the camera while playing an electric guitar. He wears a business suit. Printed in the margin below the...